The American Library Association (ALA) today announced $10,000 Building Library Capacity Grants to sixteen libraries across the country to serve New Americans (immigrants and refugees).

The AASL award winners will be recognized during the 2025 AASL National Conference taking place October 16-19 in St. Louis, Missouri. The American Association of School Librarians, www.aasl.org, a ...

Library funding is under threat. Find out how you can show up for libraries: ala.org/showup. CHICAGO — A new publication in “Discover and Learn with the Library,” an educational series published by ...

Library funding is under threat. Find out how you can show up for libraries: ala.org/showup.

What is Happening with YALSA After many years of effort by ALA and YALSA members, YALSA remains financially unsustainable, with 8 of the last 10 years running in an operational deficit. Consequently, ...

CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) has awarded its 2025 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award to Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn, Virginia, for its Historical Artifact ...

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2025 ALSC/Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Program Grant to North Miami Public Library in North Miami, Florida.

The ALA Building Library Capacity Grants are intended to bolster library operations and services in libraries that had experienced cuts in staffing and or services as a result of the challenges of the ...

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This set of frequently asked questions is intended to help library workers, library advocates, and library users understand this Executive Order. UPDATE: Additional legal briefs and reports are being ...

ALA, its Divisions, Round Tables and Affiliates host many conferences, and in-person and online events to showcase cutting-edge developments in library advocacy, information literacy, and many other ...

The American Library Association, its 8 divisions, 21 round tables, and offices host many conferences, meetings, forums, institutes, and other events. Use the filters to explore our many available ...